Police arrest four over violating travel ban

Maldives Police Service arrested four people over the weekend for violating the nationwide travel ban implemented to contain the spread of COVID-19.

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The beach at Dharavandhoo, Baa Atoll. FILE PHOTO: NISHAN ALI / MIHAARU

Fathmath Shaahunaz

2020-05-03 15:25:50

Maldives Police Service arrested four people over the weekend for violating the nationwide travel ban implemented to contain the spread of COVID-19.

Police disclosed that three local men aged 26, 28 and 32 had attempted to illegally leave Himandhoo, Alif Alif Atoll via a dinghy at 2345 hrs on April 30. They turned back after the island's task force caught sight of them in the lagoon and hailed them with a torch.

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